Schichlegruber: doing the Lambeth Walk

Clever editing is used to show Hitler and his elite guard marching and dancing to the popular British song of the war years “The Lambeth Walk”.

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Credits

producer

Leslie Winik

production company

Official Films

Duration

00:02:38:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1944

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508777

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Editing

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Great Britain

History → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

Music & Performing Arts → Motion pictures and music

People → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1944

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